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Indigenous Peoples’ Day CelebrationThe SOU Campus theme is a co-sponsor of the SOU Indigenous People’s Day Celebration in cooperation with the Native American Studies program. For more information about the Indigenous Peoples’ Day, please see the Native American Studies website.Presented by Native American StudiesMonday, October 9, 2017

SOU Campus (multiple events)

What Truth?Could it be true that we are all captives in a cave surrounded by shadows and illusions? Mitchell Frangadakis, retired SOU philosophy instructor, asks as he explores philosophical responses from ancient times to present day science to this perennial question. Frangadakis concludes by highlighting some of the guideposts we have to discern between what is true and what is not in our search for factual knowledge and an accurate understanding of Reality.Presenter: Mitchell Frangadakis, Philosophy Department (retired), Southern Oregon UniversityThursday, October 19, 2017 • 7 pm

Stevenson Union 319

2 0 1 7 – 1 8 C A M P U S T H E M EF A L L T E R M P R E S E N T A T I O N S

Seeking, Speaking and Selecting Our TruthsReflections on my Catholic schooling (“Don’t ask; only God can understand”), fatherhood (“That’s the truth for me, Dad”), journalism (“Just the facts”), politics (“It’s what you perceive to be true that’s true”) and electoral campaigns v(“Stick to the talking points, stupid”) and what I have learned about the biases and values of motivated thinking in pursuit of truth and power.Presenter: Tim Nesbitt, Advisor to former Governors Ted Kulongoski and John KitzhaberThursday, November 2, 2017 • 7 pm

Meese Auditorium of the Arts Center for the Visual

Truth: The Definitive Question Truth, like knowledge, is difficult to define. No matter how well-crafted a definition of truth may be, the question immediately follows but ‘is it true’? A panel of three SOU philosophers will examine this timeless and timely topic: Is truth objective (absolute) or subjective (relative)? Many have critiqued our Modern and Post-Modern conceptions of truth—and for good reason. However, there is good reason—and a real need—to reconsider the role and worth of a robust conception of truth in our newly post-truth world. The panel will conclude with an overview of the faults of historical and historically accepted accounts of truth and consider the difficulties and pitfalls of a post-truth discourse, offering potential directions to pursue when rebuilding a desperately needed new —more just, robust, and sustainable—conception of Truth.Presenters: Prakash Chenjeri, Devora Shapiro, and Justin Harmon, SOU Philosophy DepartmentThursday November 16, 2017 • 7 pm

Meese Conference Room in the Hannon Library

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